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. >> north korea will have to change course. otherwise the united states will continue to work with its allies and partners to tighten national/international sanctions. >> the sanctions will block the foreign trade bank of north korea from engaging in transactions with u.s. financial institutions. members of president barack obama's administration also placed restrictions on four senior officials of the korean workers party. they're expected to ask their allies in japan, south korea, and other countries to take similar measures. some members of congress are urging the president to review his north korea policy. obama is expected to ask officials in beijing to use their influence in dealing with pyongyang. >>> japanese researchers have claimed the world's first in the field of alternative energy. they've successfully extracted natural gas from methane hydrate that lies in the sea bed. officials with the natural resources and energy say engineers extracted the gas from the frozen substance earlier tuesday. they've been drilling fo
. >> north korea will have to change course. otherwise the united states will continue to work with its allies and partners to tighten national/international sanctions. >> the sanctions will block the foreign trade bank of north korea from engaging in transactions with u.s. financial institutions. members of president barack obama's administration also placed restrictions on four senior officials of the korean workers party. they're expected to ask their allies in japan, south...
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i can say that it changed quite a lot compared to those worse days. it seems lively, at least on the surface, streets in baghdad are busy, especially in the center. roads are jammed with cars, and the shops are packed with people. residents who sought refuge elsewhere, in iraq or across the country, are returning. oil production levels are back to what they were before the war, about 3 million barrels a day. companies have built modern shopping malls to take advantage of the growing buying power of consumers. but iraqis still face the threat of violence. they are, on average, three terror attacks a day across the country. no one knows exactly how many civilians died in the war, and unrest that followed. a study estimates the violence may have claimed 120,000 lives. survivors are nursing wounds that have yet to heal. among them is a girl that we have met nearly a decade ago. she lost her parents who were killed by the american forces. i was able to track her down recently to find out how she's doing and ask her how her life has changed in the past deca
i can say that it changed quite a lot compared to those worse days. it seems lively, at least on the surface, streets in baghdad are busy, especially in the center. roads are jammed with cars, and the shops are packed with people. residents who sought refuge elsewhere, in iraq or across the country, are returning. oil production levels are back to what they were before the war, about 3 million barrels a day. companies have built modern shopping malls to take advantage of the growing buying...
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when pollution levels are high, her hair changes color and her expressions also change. the chinese government is taking air pollution more seriously because of the growing number of complaints by anxious citizens. >>> women in saudi arabia have to wear head scarves and long attire according to islamic law but can put on with whatever they like underneath. more and more are focusing on fashion and beauty products. businesses from japan have jumped to take advantage of the opportunity. nhk world has the story. . >> reporter: saudi arabia is known as one of the world's most conservative muslim countries. women here typically cover themselves from head to toe when out in public. visitors at this event are getting a look at some decidedly more colorful options. this is an exhibition of japanese fashion products at a department store in riyadh. as you see, the store is full of saudi arabian women and the products are very popular among them. representatives from 17 companies have come to present their goods. the japan external trade organization or jeto is hosting the event.
when pollution levels are high, her hair changes color and her expressions also change. the chinese government is taking air pollution more seriously because of the growing number of complaints by anxious citizens. >>> women in saudi arabia have to wear head scarves and long attire according to islamic law but can put on with whatever they like underneath. more and more are focusing on fashion and beauty products. businesses from japan have jumped to take advantage of the opportunity....
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but that could well change with a competition under way now. nhk world reports. >> reporter: shogi players face an endless amount of choices on every move. the game has turned to the tenth power more patterns than chess. shogi shares the same roots as chess. they both come from an indian game that arose in the sixth century. the biggest difference between shogi and other variants is the drop rule. captured pieces can be returned to the board to be reused as one's own. some of the game's top players are testing their abilities against computers. he is just 18 years old. he lined up against a developer. and his program. amateur developers such as takiushi and professionals from universities and corporations have been fine-tuning their software. they compete in annual world championships. the top five developers got to enter their software in this competition. takeushi and others sat down in the morning. his computer checked more than 10 million moves per second. hour after hour. gradually, he gained the upper hand. finally, after more than eight
but that could well change with a competition under way now. nhk world reports. >> reporter: shogi players face an endless amount of choices on every move. the game has turned to the tenth power more patterns than chess. shogi shares the same roots as chess. they both come from an indian game that arose in the sixth century. the biggest difference between shogi and other variants is the drop rule. captured pieces can be returned to the board to be reused as one's own. some of the game's...
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the researchers say the genetic changes don't necessarily trigger cancer. but they believe each variation increases the risk. they say the study doubled the number of known genetic variants connected to cancer. and that's raising hopes for better screening for the disease. >>> health authorities in japan are struggling with an epidemic that's usually not seen in developed nations. the rubella virus is spreading. it causes a skin rash and fever. which usually goes away in a week. but if it's transmitted to pregnant women, their babies could be born with health problems. nhk world explains why this outbreak is happening now. >> reporter: facing the consequences of not getting a rubella vaccination. she caught the disease while pregnant. her daughter was born last fall with a hole in her heart. worse, the doctor said hanna might grow up with limited hearing and eyesight. >> translator: she would have been born healthy. it's all my fault. >> reporter: since last october, parents of six other babies in japan reported their children have similar symptoms. all of
the researchers say the genetic changes don't necessarily trigger cancer. but they believe each variation increases the risk. they say the study doubled the number of known genetic variants connected to cancer. and that's raising hopes for better screening for the disease. >>> health authorities in japan are struggling with an epidemic that's usually not seen in developed nations. the rubella virus is spreading. it causes a skin rash and fever. which usually goes away in a week. but if...
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there will be a change. dry cold air coming in. temperatures cooling to the freezing mark around the start of the week. quickly into the americas. the southwest, see the low spinning there? rainshowers actually across los angeles, even higher elevations snow. that will work toward the northeast bringing 34 centimeters of snow here into the southwest, the four corners regions across nebraska and severe weather into texas. anybody with flights out of the southwest, do call ahead of time to the airport and make sure you don't have cannes lags or delays. that's a look at world weather. here is the extended forecast. >>> we're back in 30 minutes with more of the latest. >>> once again, shares on the new york stock exchange climbed to a historic high this week showing signs of a recovery of the u.s. economy. policymakers and market players are also seeing encouraging data on the labor front. officials from u.s. labor department say the unemployment rate for february fell to 7.7% from 7.9% in the previous month. it's the lowest rate in fo
there will be a change. dry cold air coming in. temperatures cooling to the freezing mark around the start of the week. quickly into the americas. the southwest, see the low spinning there? rainshowers actually across los angeles, even higher elevations snow. that will work toward the northeast bringing 34 centimeters of snow here into the southwest, the four corners regions across nebraska and severe weather into texas. anybody with flights out of the southwest, do call ahead of time to the...
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. >>> the territorial disput >>> the operators of fukushima daiichi are changing how they operate. they will make safety and disaster preparedness their top priorities. tepco officials say they should not have blaminged the accident on natural causes because the tsunami was difficult to predict. they go on to say the meltdowns had been preventable if they had been better prepared for the event. they say they need to be better focused on safety. >> . >>> nuclear experts have spent the past couple years trying to understand exactly what went wrong at fukushima daiichi. the march 2011 earthquake and tsunami triggers melt downs in three reactors. we look at how crews on sight used fire engines to keep one reactor school, and why this failed. >> workers faced a station blackout on march 11, 2011. a loss of all back up power. reactor one was the first unit to melt down. reactors three and two followed. during our investigation, we learned that before the melt down in reactor three, a battery continued to power the units emergency cooling system. engineers tried different ways to pump wat
. >>> the territorial disput >>> the operators of fukushima daiichi are changing how they operate. they will make safety and disaster preparedness their top priorities. tepco officials say they should not have blaminged the accident on natural causes because the tsunami was difficult to predict. they go on to say the meltdowns had been preventable if they had been better prepared for the event. they say they need to be better focused on safety. >> . >>> nuclear...
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if they change their attitude, they will be rewarded with humanitarian aide. they say the president wants to build trust by promoting dialogue and aid. he says if pak puts her principles to action, he'll pledge his support. mplts state television in china released video of a partially burned fishing boat, a chinese vessel allegedly attacks in waters near a group of disputed islands. chinese officials accuse the vietnamese of fabricating the incident. broadcaster vtv showed what it called the charred remains of the ship's cabin. the crew was unharmed. vietnamese government authorities say the dispute happened about a week ago near the parasol islands in the south china sea. they say five shots were fired at the boat causing the cabin to quote fire. a navy official says "the chinese crew fired two warning flares into the air. they never hit the boat." this comes ahead of a summit of asean nations in april. they're expected to discuss the territorial disputes in the south china sea. other asean members have conflicted claims with china or each other over various
if they change their attitude, they will be rewarded with humanitarian aide. they say the president wants to build trust by promoting dialogue and aid. he says if pak puts her principles to action, he'll pledge his support. mplts state television in china released video of a partially burned fishing boat, a chinese vessel allegedly attacks in waters near a group of disputed islands. chinese officials accuse the vietnamese of fabricating the incident. broadcaster vtv showed what it called the...